Noun: cache kash
- A hidden storage space (for money, provisions or weapons)
"The hikers found a cache of emergency supplies in the mountain shelter"
- A secret store of valuables or money
"The old miser kept his cache of gold coins hidden under the floorboards";
- hoard, stash
- (computing) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
"The computer's memory cache helped speed up frequently accessed data";
- memory cache
- Save up as for future use
"They cached money for their children's education";
- hoard, stash, lay away, hive up, squirrel away [informal], sock away [N. Amer, informal]
- (computer) store temporarily in memory or disk for quick re-use later
"web pages are often cached for quick retrieval the next time they are needed"
Sounds like: cash
Derived forms: cached, cacheing, caching, caches
Type of: arsenal, buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, fund, lay aside, save, save up, stock, storage space, store
Encyclopedia: Cache, Oklahoma